Hanscom FCU Charitable Foundation helps Bedford veteran repair home

Wednesday

Dec 5, 2018 at 7:39 PM

The home of a disabled U.S. Air Force veteran and Bedford resident was renovated early this month with the help of a donation from the Hanscom FCU Charitable Foundation.

The foundation partnered with Operation Veteran Home Renovation, a Purple Heart Homes initiative, to make necessary repairs on Wayne Orpin’s home. A team of seven from Hanscom Federal Credit Union, together with volunteers from the Waltham Home Depot and Purple Heart Homes, completed the project Nov. 15.

Orpin’s home was chosen to receive renovations through a national collaboration with Purple Heart Homes and the Home Depot Foundation. The Hanscom FCU Charitable Foundation donated $5,000 toward project costs, which included replacement windows, a new mailbox and door and general landscaping for Orpin’s property. The Armed Forces Financial Network contributed an additional $1,500 to the project.

“We’re always looking for an avenue to extend our genuine thanks and appreciation for the dedication of our armed forces and the sacrifices they’ve made to protect our country,” said foundation chairwoman Teresa Conrad. “When we found out a local veteran was in need of basic home repairs that would enable him to live a more comfortable life in retirement, we were eager to work with Purple Heart Homes and Operation Veteran Home Renovation to make this happen for him.”

Paul Marotta, Hanscom FCU’s chairman of the board and the foundation’s secretary, was on hand to help the volunteers install a new mailbox for Orpin and finish up the landscaping tasks before bad weather moved into the area on Nov. 16.

“We hope these renovations will give Mr. Orpin some peace of mind, knowing that people in the community care and want him to be comfortable in his home,” he said.